Current Students

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Advisor(s):
- Katsuhide Maeda

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Ken Cadwell

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Melike Lakadamyali

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Roderick O'Connor
- Matthew Good

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Kiran Musunuru

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Matthew Weitzman

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Kyla Ortved
- Hansell Stedman

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Kiran Musunuru
- Daniel Claiborne

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Liling Wan

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Kahlilia Blanco

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Scott Hensley

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Laurence Eisenlohr

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Adam Wolpaw

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Thomas Leung
- Mark Kahn

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Lan Lin

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Xiaowei Xu

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Erika Holzbaur

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Zoltan Arany
- Joe Baur

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Roderick O'Connor
- Kathryn Wellen

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Paul Lieberman

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Jarod Zepp

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Kara Bernstein

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Fanxin Long

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Paul Planet

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- John Wherry

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Daniel Kulp

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Sharlene Day

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Foteini Mourkioti

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Bushra Raj

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Eugene Khandros

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Brian Capell

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Eric Liao

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Colin Conine

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Michael Gandal

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Michael Abt

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Vikram Paralkar

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Yoseph Barash
- Ophir Shalem

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Ken Cadwell

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Mary Mullins

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Sunny Shin

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Juan Alvarez

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Paul Titchenell

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Paul Lieberman

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Jennifer Phillips-Cremins

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Zev Binder
- Donald O'Rourke

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Igor Brodsky

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Juan Alvarez

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Andres Blanco
- Roger Greenberg
Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Kiran Musunuru

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Beatrice Hahn
- Katharine Bar

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Saba Ghassemi

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Marco Ruella

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Chris Thom

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Liming Pei
- Kenneth Margulies

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Rotations:
- Colin Conine

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Vijay Bhoj
Rotations:
- Kristopher Bosse
- Elizabeth Bhoj
- Hansell Stedman
- Carl June

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Phillip Scott

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Liling Wan
Rotations:
- Liling Wan
- Warren Pear
- Kai Tan

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2023
Advisor(s):
- Ken Caldwell

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Ken Cadwell
Rotations:
- Scott Hensley
- Laurence Eisenlohr
- Matthew Weitzman
- Ken Cadwell
viral host immune system evasion, viral entry
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Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Frederic Bushman
Rotations:
- Sara Cherry
- Louise Moncla
- Frederic Bushman
ebola, filoviridae, filoviruses, rabies, marburg
Full descriptionfor SonjaZolnoski (she/her/hers)

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Yi Fan
Rotations:
- Daniel Kelly
- Sharlene Day
- Yi Fan
molecular mechanisms of energy homeostasis and metabolic reprogramming during disease progression
Full descriptionfor Xinye (Ashley)Zhao

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Andy Minn
Rotations:
- Katherine Nathanson
- Lewis Chodosh
- Andy Minn
cancer signaling, functional genomics, computational biology
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Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Melike Lakadamyali
Rotations:
- Michael Marks
- Erika Holzbaur
- Melike Lakadamyali
trafficking, cytoskeleton, neurodegenerative diseases
Full descriptionfor Jiazheng (Victor)Xing (he/him/his)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Patrick Seale
Rotations:
- Patrick Seale
- Fanxin Long
- Rebecca Simmons
stem cells, tissue regeneration, organoids, hESCs
Full descriptionfor Nicholas (Nick) Williams (he/him/his)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Joseph Fraietta
Rotations:
- Nicola Mason
- Tzipora Sarah Karin Eisinger
- Joseph Fraietta
CAR-T Therapy, tumor microenvironment
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Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Montserrat Anguera
Rotations:
- Craig Bassing
- Elizabeth Bhoj
- Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas
- Montserrat Anguera
genetics of human disease, genetic basis of neurological disorders, adaptive immunity
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Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Joseph Zackular
Rotations:
- Joseph Zackular
- Will Bailis
- Igor Brodsky
human microbiome, host-microbe interactions, disease mechanisms
Full descriptionfor AshleyWeiss (she/her/hers)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Yoseph Barash
- Peter Choi
Rotations:
- Yoseph Barash
- Peter Choi
- Brian Gregory
gene regulation, RNA biology, systems biology, computational biology
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Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Christoph Thaiss
Rotations:
- Robert Heuckeroth
- De'Broski Herbert
- Christoph Thaiss
neuro-immune and neuro-microbial interactions
Full descriptionfor MollyWeiner (she/her)

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Hyun (Michel) Koo
Rotations:
- Robert Mauck
- Hyun (Michael) Koo
peri-prosthetic implant infection, bone infection, equine surgery, osteoarthritis
Full descriptionfor Amanda Watkins (she/her/hers)

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Project Title: Elucidating cytoskeletal contributions to mitochondrial dynamics and bioenergetics in skeletal muscle
Advisor(s):
- Damaris Lorenzo

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Maureen Murphy
Rotations:
- Elizabeth White
- Maureen Murphy
- Lewis Chodosh
TNBC, metastasis, unfolded protein response, host-virus interactions
Full descriptionfor AndreaValdespino (she/her)

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Andrew Modzelewski
Rotations:
- Thomas Leung
- Bushra Raj
- Andrew Modzelewski
regeneration, wound healing, genetic regulation of diseased states
Full descriptionfor Katelyn (Katie)Toohill (she/her)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- John Wherry
Rotations:
- Marco Ruella
- Gerd Blobel
- John Wherry
Modulating the adaptive immune response to cancer;
cell therapy engineering and genetic manipulation techniques
Full descriptionfor MelodyTan (she/her)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Guilherme Nader
Rotations:
- Gregory Beatty
- Rami Amaravadi
- Ben Stanger
- Guilherme Nader
tumor microenvironment, immune system, and metabolic reprogramming
Full descriptionfor KaylaSnare (she/her)

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Stefano Rivella
Rotations:
- Benjamin Prosser
- Stefano Rivella
- Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas
microscopy, cell-based therapies, gene therapy, physiology
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Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Project Title: Elucidating the role of βII-spectrin in the pathogenicity of the neurodevelopmental SPTBN1 syndrome
Advisor(s):
- Damaris Lorenzo

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Tempera Italo
Rotations:
- Paul Bates
- Sara Cherry
- Tempera Italo
virology, molecular biology, assay development
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Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Eric Joyce
Rotations:
- Montserrat Anguera
- Elizabeth Bhoj
- Eric Joyce
models of human disease, gene regulation, gene therapies, development
Full descriptionfor JoanattaShapiro

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Kenneth Zaret
- Mustafa Mir
Rotations:
- Mustafa Mir
- Mark Kahn
- Kenneth Zaret
embryology; developmental biology; cell biology; biophysics; microscopy; maternal-fetal-interactions; morphogenesis
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Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Vikram Paralkar
Rotations:
- Kathrin Bernt
- Vikram Paralkar
- Crystal Conn
molecular genetic and epigenetic mechanisms involved in pediatric cancer or other pediatric diseases
Full descriptionfor EleanorSams (she/her/hers)

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Liling Wan
Rotations:
- Brian Capell
- Liling Wan
- Peter Choi
integrating genetics, cancer biology, and immunology to study disease mechanisms and progression
Full descriptionfor Arushi Sahay (she/hers)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Alexander Huang
Rotations:
- Arjun Raj
- Kara Maxwell
- Alexander Huang
hematopoietic disorders, multi-omics, cancer therapeutics, tumor development
Full descriptionfor Shira Rosenberg (she/her/hers)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Sunny Shin
Rotations:
- Mechthild Pohlschroder
- Paul Planet
- Cornelius Taabazuing
innate Immunity, host-pathogen interactions, inequity in STEM
Full descriptionfor RachelRichards (she/her/hers)

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Jianxin You
Rotations:
- Una O'Doherty
- Michael Betts
- Jianxin You
Host-pathogen interaction during HIV infection; adaptive immune response to viral infection
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Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Scott Hensley
Rotations:
- Igor Brodsky
- Daniel Beiting
- Scott Hensley
host-pathogen interaction, human gut microbiome, antibiotic resistant, autoimmune disease.
Full descriptionfor JenniferPaulino

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Carl June
Rotations:
- Vijay Bhoj
- Carl June
- John Wherry
- Christina Jackson
neurosurgery, brain-based cancers, immunotherapy, immunometabolism
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Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Scott Gordon
Rotations:
- Audrey John
- Scott Gordon
- Montserrat Anguera
viral pathogenesis, molecular and structural virology, and host-virus dynamics
Full descriptionfor SonresaOchoa-Vidales (she/her/ella)

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Paul Titchenell
Rotations:
- David Merrick
- Will Bailis
- Paul Titchenell
role of cellular metabolism in cell fate decisions, epigenetics, and disease
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Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Alessandra Chesi
Rotations:
- Erica Korb
- Lan Lin
- Alessandra Chesi
neurological disorders, neuroepigenetics, translational research
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Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Benjamin Prosser
Rotations:
- Melike Lakadamyali
- Benjamin Prosser
- Sandra Maday
translational regulation mechanisms in cardiomyocytes
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Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Elizabeth Bhoj
Rotations:
- Elizabeth Bhoj
- Ana Cristancho
3D genome organization, molecular genetics, epigenetics
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Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Ben Stanger
Rotations:
- Ronny Drapkin
- Gregory Beatty
- Ben Stanger
development of cancer drugs and therapies, focusing on metabolic dysregulation and/or immunology
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Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Michael Povelones
Rotations:
- Katharine Bar
- Una O'Doherty
- Michael Povelones
host-pathogen response, virology, immunology, public health
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Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Zoltan Arany
Rotations:
- Katalin Susztak
- Liming Pei
- Zoltan Arany
renal physiology, metabolic determinants of disease, metabolic signaling, cellular/organelle substrate use and preference
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Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Kai Wang
Rotations:
- Hongjun Song
- Jennifer Phillips-Cremins
- Kai Wang
epigenetics, computational biology, bioinformatics, chromatin interactions, DNA methylation
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Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Alessandro Gardini
Rotations:
- Jennifer Phillips-Cremins
- Alessandro Gardini
- Pablo Camara
human disease epigenetics
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Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Will Bailis
Rotations:
- Chengcheng Jin
- Celeste Simon
- Will Bailis
cancer metabolism, cancer immunotherapy
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Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Chris Thom
Rotations:
- Jarod Zepp
- Andrew Vaughan
- Chris Thom
regulatory mechanisms affecting tissue regeneration and/or stem cell fates
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Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Lewis Chodosh
Rotations:
- Ronny Drapkin
- Lewis Chodosh
- Celeste Simon
therapeutic resistance, cell stress response/adaptation, and/or cancer cell progression
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Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Kiran Musunuru
Rotations:
- Henry Daniell
- Kiran Musunuru
- Christopher Ellebrecht
mechanisms of immunity and autoimmunity, gene therapy, plant/marine biomedicine
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Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Irfan Asangani
Rotations:
- Liling Wan
- Irfan Asangani
- Lewis Chodosh
immunotherapy, targeted therapy, resistance mechanisms
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Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Judith Grinspan
- Kelly Jordan-Sciutto
Rotations:
- Kimberly Christian
- Jennifer Orthmann Murphy
- Judith Grinspan
developmental neuroscience, adult neurogenesis, neuroprotective strategies/neuroregeneration, neurodegeneration
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Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Elizabeth Heller
Rotations:
- Elizabeth Heller
- Kavitha Sarma
- Elizabeth Bhoj
neuroepigenetics, neurological disorders, translational medicine, health disparities, toxicology, environmental medicine
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Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Kathryn Hamilton
Rotations:
- David Feldser
- Kathryn Hamilton
- Andrew Vaughan
the intersection of developmental biology and disease/cancer biology
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Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Vikram Paralkar
Rotations:
- Liling Wan
- Vikram Paralkar
- Gerd Blobel
cancer epigenetics, tumor immunology/immunotherapies, translational therapeutics, malignant transformation
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Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Frederic Bushman
Rotations:
- Frederic Bushman
- Scott Hensley
- Louise Moncla
host-microbiota interactions, microbiome, metabolism, virology, infectious disease
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Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Chris Thom
Rotations:
- Chris Thom
- Maja Bucan
- Matthew Kayser
- Rachel Kember
sequencing technologies, bioinformatic/statistical approaches, metabolic and respiratory diseases, mendelian disorders
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Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Kiran Musunuru
Rotations:
- Kiran Musunuru
- William Peranteau
- Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas
gene editing and gene therapies to treat disease
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Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Igor Brodsky
Rotations:
- Cornelius Taabazuing
- Igor Brodsky
- Kellie Jurado
host-pathogen interaction, microbiology. innate immune response
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Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Kyla Ortved
Rotations:
- Ling Qin
- Kyla Ortved
mesenchymal stem cells, extracellular vesicles, osteoarthritis, joint, cartilage
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Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Frederic Bushman
Rotations:
- Michael Betts
- Luis Montaner
- Frederic Bushman
viral pathogenesis, HIV persistence, adaptive immune responses, infectious diseases
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Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Yana Kamberov
Rotations:
- Foteini Mourkioti
- Yana Kamberov
- Bushra Raj
regeneration, skeletal development, limb development, cell signaling
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Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Roberto Bonasio
Rotations:
- Colin Conine
- Roberto Bonasio
- Ophir Shalem
RNA mediated epigenetic gene regulation and inheritance
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Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Lan Lin
Rotations:
- Kara Maxwell
- Struan Grant
- Lan Lin
Utilizing next-generation sequencing technologies to study and identify variants associated with genetic human diseases
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Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Saar Gill
- Frederick Christian Bennett
Rotations:
- Naiara Aquizu Lopez
- Frederick Christian Bennett
- Saar Gill
neurodegenerative disease, AAV therapy, trinucleotide repeat disorders
Full descriptionfor Mara Davis (she/her)

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Norbert Pardi
Rotations:
- Hamideh Parhiz
- Norbert Pardi
- Daniel Powell
mRNA-LNP vaccines for infectious disease
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Diana Cruz (she/her)

Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Guilherme Nader
- Aime Franco
Rotations:
- Xianxin Hua
- Aime Franco
- Guilherme Nader
cold tumors, microenvironment, immunotherapy, inflammatory response
Full descriptionfor Diana Cruz (she/her)

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Kara Maxwell
Rotations:
- Kara Maxwell
- Kathrin Bernt
- Robert Bowman
cancer epigenetics, health disparities in breast cancer and prostate cancer, tumor metastasis
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Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Denise Sabatino
Rotations:
- Eileen Shore
- Denise Sabatino

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: VMD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Kathryn Hamilton
Rotations:
- Christopher Lengner
- Kathryn Hamilton

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Rajan Jain

Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Michaela Locci
- Jonathan Miner

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: VMD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Nicola Mason

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas
- Ana Cristancho
Rotations:
- Bushra Raj
- Ana Cristancho
- Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas
molecular genetic mechanisms related to neurodevelopmental disorders
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Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Kellie Jurado
Rotations:
- Michal Elovitz
- Kellie Jurado
- Scott Gordon
infectious diseases at the maternal-fetal interface and changes in the immune system during pregnancy
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Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas
Rotations:
- Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas
- Katherine Uyhazi
- Beverly Davidson
gene therapy, ASOs, iPSCs for neuromuscular, optical, epileptic, and other neurologic diseases
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Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Kristen Lynch
Rotations:
- Kristen Lynch
- Colin Conine
- Sarah Henrickson
Gene regulation, specifically RNA, effects in development and/or genetic diseases
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Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: VMD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Daniel Beiting

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Terrance Gade
- Aalim Weljie
Rotations:
- Zoltan Arany
- Terrance Gade
- Aalim Weljie
cancer cell metabolism/metabolomics, lipidomics, and host/gut microbiome interaction
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Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Marco Ruella
Rotations:
- Marco Ruella
- Michael Milone
- Carl June
cancer immunotherapy, CARs, neoantigens
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Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Rotations:
- Eric Joyce
- Brian Capell
- Alessandra Chesi
epigenetics, translational medicine, environmental-gene interactions, cancer biology, reproduction and development, and toxicology
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Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- William Peranteau
Rotations:
- Lindsey George
- James Riley
- William Peranteau
cell and gene therapy, gene editing
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Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Nancy Speck
- Andrew Modzelewski
Rotations:
- Paul Gadue
- Nancy Speck
- Andrew Modzelewski
stem cells, hematopoiesis, erythropoiesis
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Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Naiara Aquizu Lopez
Rotations:
- Naiara Aquizu Lopez
- Erica Korb
- Kahlilia Blanco
Genetics/Genomics, Molecular Biology, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Psychiatric Disorders
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Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Joseph St Geme
Rotations:
- Joseph St Geme
- Matthew Weitzman
- Ken Cadwell
microbial pathogenesis, virology, bacteriology, host-pathogen interactions, infectious disease
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Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Scott Hensley
- Louise Moncla
Rotations:
- George Shaw
- Elizabeth Grice
- Louise Moncla
viral immune evasion to host antibody responses or impact of microbiome on human disease
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Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Andrew Vaughan
Rotations:
- Andrew Vaughan
- Yana Kamberov
- Riccardo Gottardi
Regenerative medicine and stem cell regulation
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Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Kenneth Zaret
Rotations:
- Alex Hughes
- Rajan Jain
- Kenneth Zaret
Understanding the genetic/epigenetic programs underlying normal cell and disease development to develop novel therapies
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Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Crystal Conn
Rotations:
- Tzipora Sarah Karin Eisinger
- Crystal Conn
- Mark Kahn
cellular plasticity in cancer, metastatic transformation
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Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Roger Greenberg
Rotations:
- Lewis Chodosh
- Roger Greenberg
- Kathryn Wellen
cancer genomics, transcriptional biology, cancer immunology
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Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2022
Advisor(s):
- Mechthild Pohlschroder
Rotations:
- Ileana Perez-Rodriguez
- Jun Zhu
- Mechthild Pohlschroder
bacterial physiology, bacterial metabolism, bioinformatics
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Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Elucidating the role of histidine in Salmonella pathogenicity
Advisor(s):
- Igor Brodsky
Rotations:
- Joseph Zackular
- Igor Brodsky
- Audrey John

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Targeting pathogenic fibroblasts in the heart with engineered regulatory T cells
Advisor(s):
- Jonathan Epstein
Rotations:
- Nancy Speck
- Jonathan Epstein
- Paul Gadue

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Investigating the Impact of Tissue-of-Origin on Tumor Cell-Intrinsic Regulation of Immune Infiltration
Advisor(s):
- Ben Stanger
Rotations:
- Thomas DeRaedt
- Gregory Beatty
- Roderick O'Connor
- Ben Stanger

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: To identify host factors that mediate the neurotropism of peptide-modified AAVs targeting human brain.
Advisor(s):
- Beverly Davidson
Rotations:
- John Wherry
- George Shaw
- Beverly Davidson

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Yana Kamberov
Rotations:
- Yana Kamberov
- Mary Mullins
- Bushra Raj

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Evaluating Haemophilus influenzae adhesin (Hia) as a potential vaccine antigen against Non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae nasopharyngeal colonization.
Advisor(s):
- Joseph St Geme
Rotations:
- Igor Brodsky
- Joseph St Geme
- De'Broski Herbert

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Defining Lysosomal Degradation Within and Between Neurons and Astrocytes in Response to Proteotoxic Stress
Advisor(s):
- Sandra Maday
Rotations:
- Erika Holzbaur
- Anna Kashina
- Sandra Maday

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Susan Weiss
Rotations:
- Susan Weiss
- Norbert Pardi
- Michaela Locci
- Frederic Bushman

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Genome editing for hereditary connective tissue disorders
Advisor(s):
- Kiran Musunuru
Rotations:
- Elizabeth Bhoj
- Kiran Musunuru
- Benjamin Prosser

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Determining the Mechanisms of MCPyV Host Immune Modulation
Advisor(s):
- Jianxin You
Rotations:
- Joseph St Geme
- Jianxin You
- Elizabeth Grice

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Dissecting the interaction between Coxiella burnetii effector protein CBU1314 and the human Polymerase Associated Factor 1 Complex
Advisor(s):
- Sunny Shin
Rotations:
- Sunny Shin
- Elizabeth White
- Igor Brodsky

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Colin Conine
Rotations:
- Colin Conine
- Roberto Bonasio
- Montserrat Anguera

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Malay Haldar
Rotations:
- Todd Ridky
- Chengcheng Jin
- Malay Haldar
- Leyuan Ma

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Metabolic effect of alcohol consumption on cancer
Advisor(s):
- Zachary Schug
Rotations:
- Zachary Schug
- Zoltan Arany
- Kara Maxwell
- Celeste Simon

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Mary Mullins
Rotations:
- Mary Mullins
- Michael Granato
- Panteleimon Rompolas
- Stephen Dinardo

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Investigating aberrant splicing as a pathogenic mechanism in Bryant-Li-Bhoj syndrome.
Advisor(s):
- Elizabeth Bhoj
Rotations:
- Laura Su
- Elizabeth Bhoj
- Kiran Musunuru

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Defining Epigenetic Mechanisms of Human CAR T Cell Exhaustion and Reversal
Advisor(s):
- Evan Weber
Rotations:
- Patrick Grohar
- Kristopher Bosse
- Ellen Puré
- Evan Weber

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Identifying the role of telomere length in hepatic oncogenesis
Advisor(s):
- Klaus Kaestner
Rotations:
- Chengcheng Jin
- Klaus Kaestner
- Aime Franco

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Investigating molecular mechanisms of GATA6 and retinoic acid signaling synergy in human pancreas progenitor specification and their role in endocrine development
Advisor(s):
- Paul Gadue
Rotations:
- Benjamin Prosser
- Foteini Mourkioti
- Paul Gadue

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Investigating Parity-Induced Protection against Breast Cancer In Response to Oncogenic Stimuli
Advisor(s):
- Elizabeth Heller
Rotations:
- Montserrat Anguera
- Elizabeth Heller
- Erica Korb

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Thomas Leung
Rotations:
- Thomas Leung
- Jonathan Epstein
- Nicholas Plachta
- Juan Alvarez
I am interested in understanding the molecular mechanisms that determine cell fate.
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Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Investigating the relationship between RNA modifications and chromatin accessibility
Advisor(s):
- Roberto Bonasio
Rotations:
- Erica Korb
- Kathryn Wellen
- Roberto Bonasio

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Investigating Parity-Induced Protection against Breast Cancer In Response to Oncogenic Stimuli
Advisor(s):
- Lewis Chodosh
Rotations:
- Kara Maxwell
- Lewis Chodosh
- Crystal Conn

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Development of Virus-Like Particles (VLPs) for the engineering of immunotherapeutics
Advisor(s):
- Kiran Musunuru
- Kristopher Bosse
Rotations:
- Daniel Powell
- Kiran Musunuru
- Kristopher Bosse

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Investigating the role of Disrupted in Schizophrenia 1 (DISC1) in mitochondrial trafficking
Advisor(s):
- Erika Holzbaur
Rotations:
- Erika Holzbaur
- Erica Korb
- Naiara Aquizu Lopez

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Foxo coordinates axon regeneration and clearance via microtubule dynamics
Advisor(s):
- Yuanquan Song
Rotations:
- Panteleimon Rompolas
- D. Kacy Cullen
- Kelly Jordan-Sciutto
- Yuanquan Song

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Germline p53 R181 mutants and DNA binding cooperativity in tumorigenesis
Advisor(s):
- Kara Maxwell
- Maureen Murphy
Rotations:
- Rugang Zhang
- Lewis Chodosh
- Kara Maxwell

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Investigating inflammasome responses to Salmonella in human macrophages
Advisor(s):
- Sunny Shin
Rotations:
- Sunny Shin
- Audrey John
- Joseph St Geme

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Elizabeth Grice
Rotations:
- Elizabeth Grice
- Joseph Zackular
- Maayan Levy

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: The Impact of Viral Infection on Intergenerational Non-genetic Inheritance
Advisor(s):
- Kellie Jurado
Rotations:
- Katharine Bar
- Scott Hensley
- Kellie Jurado

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- David Merrick
Rotations:
- Zoltan Arany
- Paul Titchenell
- David Merrick

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Determining the epigenetic mechanisms underlying minimal residual disease in B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Advisor(s):
- Kai Tan
Rotations:
- Kai Tan
- Rajan Jain
- Pablo Cámara

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Uncovering how muscle-resident mesenchymal progenitors undergo aberrant chondro-osteogenic differentiation in Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva
Advisor(s):
- Eileen Shore
Rotations:
- Brian Capell
- Naiara Aquizu Lopez
- Eileen Shore

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Maternal Regulation of Microtubule Organizing Centers in the Egg and Oocyte
Advisor(s):
- Mary Mullins
Rotations:
- Mary Mullins
- Nancy Speck
- Greg Bashaw

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Sharlene Day
Rotations:
- Arndt Siekmann
- Foteini Mourkioti
- Sharlene Day

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Uncovering the Role and Regulation of CLK2 Isoforms in Cancer
Advisor(s):
- Peter Choi
Rotations:
- Warren Pear
- Maureen Murphy
- Peter Choi

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Kenneth Zaret
Rotations:
- Kenneth Zaret
- Doris Wagner
- Colin Conine

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Defining Host Factors that Facilitate Bunyavirus mRNA Translation.
Advisor(s):
- Sara Cherry
Rotations:
- Susan Weiss
- Sara Cherry
- Paul Planet

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Beverly Davidson
Rotations:
- Kiran Musunuru
- Beverly Davidson
- Defne Amado

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Zhaolan Zhou
Rotations:
- Hao Wu
- Beverly Davidson
- Kai Wang

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Identifying the Effects of m6A on mRNAs During Adaptive Stress
Advisor(s):
- Crystal Conn
Rotations:
- Crystal Conn
- Kristen Lynch
- Kathryn Hamilton

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Elucidating the Oncogenic Machinery that drives NPM1c-associated AML and Identification of NPM1c-specific Epigenetic Vulnerabilities.
Advisor(s):
- Andres Blanco
Rotations:
- Matthew Kayser
- Andres Blanco
- Peter Choi

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Eric Joyce
Rotations:
- Eric Joyce
- Kenneth Zaret
- Rajan Jain

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Kathryn Hamilton
Rotations:
- Paul Titchenell
- Kathryn Hamilton
- De'Broski Herbert

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Wanding Zhou
- Ziyue Gao
Rotations:
- Ziyue Gao
- Robert Faryabi
- Wanding Zhou

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Marylyn Ritchie
Rotations:
- Sarah Tishkoff
- Alessandra Chesi
- Marylyn Ritchie
Identifying and validating loci associated with diseases under-represented in genomic research
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Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Joseph Zackular
Rotations:
- Katharine Bar
- Joseph Zackular
- Audrey John

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: HIV-1 Vaccine Design to Elicit Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies Targeting the V3-Glycan Coreceptor Binding Site
Advisor(s):
- George Shaw
Rotations:
- George Shaw
- Sara Cherry
- Audrey John

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Identifying the Migratory and pro-Fibrotic Mechanisms of Influenza Induced Ectopic Krt5+ Cells in the Distal Lung
Advisor(s):
- Andrew Vaughan
Rotations:
- Andrew Vaughan
- Riccardo Gottardi
- Thomas Leung

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Investigating the role of Polycomb bodies in maintaining a repressed chromatin state during Drosophila development
Advisor(s):
- Mustafa Mir
Rotations:
- Mustafa Mir
- Alex Hughes
- Melike Lakadamyali

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Mary Mullins
Rotations:
- Mary Mullins
- Marisa Bartolomei
- Colin Conine

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Discovering Regulators of Polycomb Domain Establishment
Advisor(s):
- Roberto Bonasio
Rotations:
- Roberto Bonasio
- Robert Mauck
- Erica Korb

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Elucidating the mechanism of action of a novel p53 reactivating molecule
Advisor(s):
- Maureen Murphy
Rotations:
- Kathryn Wellen
- Maureen Murphy
- Crystal Conn

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Uncovering the role of mts and sqz in Frazzled-dependent axon guidance
Advisor(s):
- Greg Bashaw
Rotations:
- Thomas Jongens
- Greg Bashaw
- Bushra Raj

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Understanding adipocyte progenitor cell–macrophage crosstalk and adipose tissue dynamics in obesity pathogenesis
Advisor(s):
- David Merrick
Rotations:
- Patrick Seale
- David Merrick
- Rebecca Wells

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Quantifying how transcription factor hubs drive gene occupancy during development
Advisor(s):
- Mustafa Mir
Rotations:
- Mustafa Mir
- Stephen Dinardo
- Bushra Raj

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Sara Cherry
Rotations:
- Audrey John
- Sara Cherry
- Sarah Henrickson

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Optimizing a VSV-Vectored Vaccine for Machupo Virus
Advisor(s):
- Paul Bates
Rotations:
- Scott Hensley
- Paul Bates
- Laurence Eisenlohr

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas
Rotations:
- Kiran Musunuru
- Hansell Stedman
- Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Investigating the molecular mechanisms of gamete interaction in Cryptosporidium
Advisor(s):
- Boris Striepen
Rotations:
- Michael Povelones
- Audrey John
- Boris Striepen

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Mohamed Abdel-Mohsen
Rotations:
- Scott Hensley
- Mohamed Abdel-Mohsen
- John Wherry

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Evaluating the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of a mucosal mRNA vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus
Advisor(s):
- Drew Weissman
- Hamideh Parhiz
Rotations:
- Drew Weissman
- Daniel Kulp
- Hamideh Parhiz
Publications: ORCiD
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Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Mechanism of chromatin and proliferation dysregulation in Bryant-Li-Bhoj Syndrome
Advisor(s):
- Elizabeth Bhoj
Rotations:
- Elizabeth Bhoj
- Eric Joyce
- Colin Conine

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Therapeutic base editing and prime editing for phenylketonuria
Advisor(s):
- Kiran Musunuru
Rotations:
- Paul Gadue
- Kiran Musunuru
- Rajan Jain

Cancer Biology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Investigating the role of BCAA metabolism in HCC and anti-tumor immunity
Advisor(s):
- Celeste Simon
- Will Bailis
Rotations:
- Vikram Paralkar
- Celeste Simon
- Will Bailis

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Project Title: Opposing roles for IL-12 and Interferon-gamma in regulating CD8+ T cell responses to mRNA vaccination”
Advisor(s):
- Christopher Hunter
Rotations:
- Igor Brodsky
- Michael Abt
- Christopher Hunter

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Sydney Shaffer
Rotations:
- Hao Wu
- Sydney Shaffer
- Elizabeth Heller

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Xilma Ortiz-Gonzalez
Rotations:
- Joe Baur
- Xilma Ortiz-Gonzalez
- Michael Marks

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Evan Weber
Rotations:
- Denise Sabatino
- Laura Su
- Evan Weber

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Daniel Claiborne
Rotations:
- Joseph Fraietta
- Daniel Claiborne
- Scott Gordon

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: PhD
Matriculation Year: 2016
Project Title: Improving Gene Therapy for Hemophilia A Through Rational Design of FVIII
Advisor(s):
- Valder Arruda
- Benjamin Samelson-Jones
Rotations:
- Jean Bennett
- Kar Muthumani
- Valder Arruda

Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- Edward Lee
Rotations:
- Edward Lee
- Bradley Johnson
- Erika Holzbaur

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Advisor(s):
- George Cotsarelis
Rotations:
- Panteleimon Rompolas
- Thomas Leung

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- William Peranteau
- Michal Elovitz
- Mark Kahn

Cancer Biology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Arjun Raj
- Andy Minn

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Marco Ruella
- Ma Leyuan

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Jennifer Kalish
- Marisa Bartolomei
- Zoltan Arany

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Matthew Kayser
- Mary Mullins

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: VMD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: Unraveling Dairy-Probiotic Interactions: Exploring the Impact of Resultant Metabolite Mediators on Gut-Brain Axis Development
Advisor(s):
- Dipti Pitta
Rotations:
- Stewart Anderson
- Christoph Thaiss
- Ernestina Schipani
- Dipti Pitta

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: VMD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2021
Rotations:
- Ronald Harty

Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: Regulation of Neuronal Antiviral Response
Advisor(s):
- Kellie Jurado
Rotations:
- Frederic Bushman
- Kelly Jordan-Sciutto
- Kellie Jurado

Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Elizabeth Bhoj
Rotations:
- Elizabeth Bhoj
- Erica Korb
genetics, epigenetics, mendelian disorders
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Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: Understanding the role of STRN3 in lymphatic development
Advisor(s):
- Mark Kahn
Rotations:
- Mark Kahn
- Mitchell Lazar

Cancer Biology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Evan Weber
- Andy Minn
Rotations:
- Saar Gill
- Andy Minn

Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: Angiopoietin and VEGF Signaling in Murine Spiral Artery Remodeling.
Advisor(s):
- Mark Kahn
Rotations:
- Kenneth Zaret
- Mark Kahn
vascular and lymphatic development of the placenta
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Genetics and Epigenetics
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Project Title: Characterization of epigenetic modulators influencing the human beta globin locus
Advisor(s):
- Gerd Blobel
Rotations:
- Bradley Johnson

Gene Therapy and Vaccines
Degree: MD/PhD
Matriculation Year: 2020
Advisor(s):
- Jonathan Epstein
Rotations:
- Hao Wu
- Jonathan Epstein
- Michael Milone
cardiovascular disease/development, immune response/therapy
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